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HOUSE 1014117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act

Last Action
3/22/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2021-02-11Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • 2021-02-11Introduced in House
  • 2021-02-11Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-02-11 (00)

Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a five-year pilot program to furnish, under the Veterans Community Care Program, hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Cosponsors (18)

  • Trent Kelly (R-MS)
  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
  • Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
  • Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
  • Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
  • Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
  • Jackie Speier (D-CA)
  • Liz Cheney (R-WY)
  • Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
  • Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
  • Jerry Carl (R-AL)
  • Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO)
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL)
  • C. Franklin (R-FL)

Subjects

  • Alternative treatments
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Mental health
  • Neurological disorders
  • Veterans' medical care
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